AOE III

v.o.c · Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 12:43 pm Post subject:

if the MB is capable of holding a new card is it not possible to turn off the onboard graphics?

im not sure but maybe you guys would know, as i have onboard sound which is turned off.
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Vicoden · Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 2:33 pm Post subject:

Man, that stinks....guess I should have looked alittle closer before I bought.

The MB does have acouple extra slots...what they are for, I dunno. There's acouple for more memory and then on the other side of the board there are two slots about 3 inches in length no markings to say what they are. I'm guessing they will fit a video card since I just pulled the one out of my old computer and it came out of a slot just like that.

squidly · Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 4:15 pm Post subject:

Vicoden · Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 4:29 pm Post subject:

Yeah.... your right, not for a vid card. The whole reason I bought the new comp was cuz I was having HD problems with the old one, which isn't even that old. It wouldn't let me reformat the HD. Kept telling me a "process" is still in use and it couldn't "lock" the drive down. Instead of just buying a new hd, I bought a new cheap comp. Didn't really plan on gaming anymore till I saw AOEIII...heh now I'm up a crick.

BENDER · Registered User Joined: 27 Jun 2005 Posts: 266

ha! I had the same problem as u, I didnt know crap about all this stuff, till i started learning bout graphic cards, motherboards, and CPUs, then when i had enough info and $$$, i started by buying a processor wich was on sale heh heh, and from there on i kept on buying the remaining parts for my new PC, heh it wasnt that hard to put it together... so my advice to you is save some $$$, take some time to learn bout PCs and make urself a new one. oh and if u wana play some aoe3 with bender look for me my nick is T_U_R_T_L_E
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Vicoden · Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 4:45 pm Post subject:

Well, I was able to get a GeForce 5500 that plugs into a PCI slot, its not the greatest but its better then what I had. At least the game is playable now.... $154 later anyway.